Following its flagship floating wind auction last week off California, the US is maintaining offshore wind momentum with the release of draft environmental impact statements (EIS) for two projects with 4GW capacity off New York and Virginia.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the regulator of energy development in federal waters, released the draft for the 1GW Sunrise Wind and the up-to 3GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) projects Monday.